Bicyclo-heterocyclic intermediates for cephalosporin compounds

ABSTRACT

Cephalosporins derivatives having a 3-position substituent of the formula I are described: ##STR1## wherein R 1  is hydrogen, alkenyl or optionally substituted alkyl, Het is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring bonded via a carbon atom to the amide linkage, wherein Het is selected from a group of the formulae II-III: ##STR2## wherein A is CH or a nitrogen atom; B is oxygen, sulphur or a group NR 4  ; one or two of D, E, F and G are nitrogen atoms and the remainder are CH groups: or Het is a pyrazinone, pyridinone, pyridazinone or pyrimidinone ring, or is a thione equivalent of such a ring, said rings having a substituent R 4  on one nitrogen atom, or is pyranone, or pyranthione; the ring Het being fused by any two adjacent carbon atoms to the benzene ring; and Het being attached to the --CH 2  NR 1  CO-- group via a carbon atom 
     R 2  is hydroxy or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof; 
     R 3  is ortho to R 2  and is hydroxy or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof; and R 4  has various values. The use of such compounds as antibacterial agents is described as are processes for their preparation and intermediates therefor.

This is a division of application No. 07/653,149, filed Feb. 11, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,232,918 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/223,988 filed, Jul. 25, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,019,570 issued May 28, 1991.

The present invention relates to cephalosporins and in particular to such compounds comprising an amide group. This invention further relates to processes for their preparation, to intermediates in their preparation, to their use as therapeutic agents and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The compounds of this invention are antibiotics and can be used in the treatment of any disease that is treated with antibiotics for example in the treatment of bacterial infection in animals, in particular in mammals including humans. The compounds of this invention also have non-therapeutic uses as they can be used in conventional manner in industry as is known to those in the art. The compounds of this invention, however, are primarily of therapeutic interest as they show a desirable profile of activity and duration in their antibacterial effect.

Investigation into new cephalosporin derivatives has been intense over the past 25 years with many thousands of patents and scientific papers having been published. A particular problem associated with the commercially available cephalosporins is the lack of potency against strains of Pseudomotes including Ps. aeruginosa. The present invention provides cephalosporin derivatives having novel 3-position substituents, which derivatives possess good antibacterial activity against a wide range of organisms and show good stability to β-lactamases. These compounds are particularly advantageous in that they have excellent activity against strains of Ps. aeruginosa.

GB-B-2089339 and GB-B-2148282 disclose compounds wherein the 3-position substituent of a cephalosporin is of the formula: --CH₂ R² wherein R² is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, acylamino, aromatic heterocyclic, triazolyl or tetrazolyl group. In the above mentioned references the substituent "acyl" is able to have a variety of meanings but there is no teaching or suggestion of the compounds of the present invention which comprise specific ring systems having hydroxy groups or related substituents ortho to one another.

Accordingly the present invention provides a cephalosporin compound having a 3-position substituent of the formula (I): ##STR3## wherein: R¹ is hydrogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl optionally substituted by halo, hydroxy, C₁₋₄ alkoxy, carboxy, amino, cyano, C₁₋₆ alkanoylamino, phenyl or heteroaryl, or R¹ is C₂₋₆ alkenyl;

Het is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring selected from a group of the formulae II-III: ##STR4## wherein A is CH or a nitrogen atom; B is oxygen, sulphur or a group NR⁴ ; one or two of D, E, F and G are nitrogen atoms and the remainder are CH groups:

or Het is a pyrazinone, pyridinone, pyridazinone or pyrimidinone ring, or is a thione equivalent of such a ring, said rings having a substituent R⁴ on one nitrogen atom:

or Het is a pyranone or pyranthione ring:

the ring Het being fused by any two adjacent carbon atoms to the benzene ring; and Het being bonded via a carbon atom to the --CH₂ NR¹ CO-- group;

R² is hydroxy or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof;

R³ is ortho to R² and is hydroxy or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof;

R4 is hydrogen or hydroxy, or C₁₋₆ alkoxy, phenoxy, C₂₋₆ alkenyl or C₁₋₆ alkyl, (any of these groups being optionally substituted by hydroxy, C₁₋₆ alkoxy, cyano, amino, C₁₋₆ alkylamino, di-C₁₋₆ alkylamino, carboxy, C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonyl, C₁₋₆ alkanoyloxy, carbamoyl, C₁₋₆ alkylcarbamoyl, di-C₁₋₆ alkylcarbamoyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonylamino, phenyl, phenylC₁₋₆ alkyl, carboxyaminocarbonyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonylaminocarbonyl, benzoyl or C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl) or R⁴ is phenyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, amino, C₁₋₆ alkylamino or di-C₁₋₆ alkylamino: wherein the fused Het-benzene ring system and/or any phenyl group is further optionally substituted by at least one substituent selected from C₁₋₆ alkyl, halo, hydroxy, hydroxy C₁₋₆ alkyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, amino, C₁₋₆ alkylamino, di-C₁₋₆ alkylamino, phenyl C₁₋₆ alkylamino, C₁₋₆ alkanoyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxy, C₁₋₆ alkylthio, C₁₋₆ alkanoyloxy, carbamoyl, C₁₋₆ alkylcarbamoyl, di-C₁₋₆ alkyl carbamoyl, carboxy, carboxy C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonylC₁₋₆ alkyl, sulpho, sulphoC₁₋₆ alkyl, sulphonamido, C₁₋₆ alkylsulphonamido, C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonyl, C₁₋₆ alkanoylamino, thioureido and amidino.

In one aspect R¹ may be C₁₋₆ alkyl substituted by heteroaryl. Suitably such a heteroaryl group is a 5- or 6-membered ring containing 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur and may be optionally substituted, for example by the substituents described hereinbefore with respect to the fused Het-benzene ring system. For example R¹ may be pyridinylmethyl or furanylmethyl.

Particular meanings for R¹ are hydrogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl for example methyl, ethyl or propyl, hydroxy C₁₋₆ alkyl for example 2-hydroxyethyl, halo C₁₋₆ alkyl for example 2-chloroethyl or 2-fluoroethyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxy C₁₋₆ alkyl for example 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl or methoxymethyl, carboxy C₁₋₆ alkyl for example carboxymethyl, phenyl C₁₋₆ alkyl for example benzyl or phenethyl, or C₂₋₆ alkenyl for example allyl.

Preferably R¹ is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl. Most preferably R¹ is hydrogen.

In one aspect Het is a ring of the formula II as hereinbefore described, that is Het is an imidazole, thiazole, oxazole, pyrrole, furan or thiophen ring. In particular the Het-benzene fused ring system is benzimidazol-2-yl, benzthiazol-2-yl or indol-2-yl.

In another aspect Het is a ring of the formula III as hereinbefore described, that is the Het-benzene fused ring system represents quinoline, isoquinoline, quinazoline, cinnoline, quinoxaline or phthalazine.

In a further aspect Het is a pyrazinone, pyridinone, pyridazinone or pyrimidinone ring, or the thione equivalent of such rings, said rings having a substituent R⁴ on one nitrogen atom. For example the Het-benzene fused ring system may be of the sub-formula i)-ix): ##STR5##

Particular meanings of the group R⁴ are hydrogen, hydroxy, C₁₋₆ alkoxy for example methoxy or ethoxy, C₁₋₆ alkyl for example methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl or isobutyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl for example cyclopropyl, hydroxy C₁₋₆ alkyl for example hydroxymethyl or hydroxyethyl, phenyl, phenylC₁₋₆ alkyl for example benzyl or phenethyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl for example allyl, aminoC₂₋₆ alkyl for example aminoethyl or aminopropyl, carbamoyl C₁₋₆ alkyl for example carbamoylmethyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonyl C₁₋₆ alkyl for example ethoxycarbonylmethyl or ethoxycarbonylethyl and carboxy C₁₋₆ alkyl for example carboxymethyl or carboxyethyl. Preferably R⁴ is hydrogen, methoxy, ethoxy, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, butyl or benzyl.

Preferred values for the Het-benzene fused ring system are those of the sub-formulae i), ii) and iii).

For the avoidance of doubt, thione equivalents of ring systems i)-ix) are those wherein the oxo group (═O) is replaced by the thioxo group (═S).

In another aspect the Het ring is a pyranone ring so that values of the Het-benzene fused ring system include sub-formulae x)-xii): ##STR6## The ring systems of the sub-formulae xi) are preferred, that is the chroman-2-one ring system. The present invention also covers the related ring systems wherein the oxo group (═O) is replaced by a thione group (═S).

R² is hydroxy or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof. In vivo hydrolysable esters are those-pharmaceutically acceptable esters that hydrolyse in the human or animal body to produce the parent hydroxy compound. Such esters can be identified by administering, e.g. intravenously to a test animal, the compound under test and subsequently examining the test animal's body fluids. Suitable in vivo hydrolysable esters include C₁₋₆ alkanoyloxy for example acetoxy, propionyloxy, pivaloyloxy, C₁₋₄ alkoxycarbonyloxy for example ethoxycarbonyloxy, phenylacetoxy and phthalidyl.

Conveniently both R² and R³ have the same value and are both hydroxy or are both in vivo hydrolysable esters, for example they are both acetoxy or pivaloyloxy.

As stated hereinbefore the fused Het-benzene ring system may be further optionally substituted, on either ring, by one or more atoms or groups. Particular substituents are C₁₋₆ alkyl for example methyl or ethyl, halo for example chloro, fluoro or bromo, hydroxy, hydroxyC₁₋₆ alkyl for example hydroxyethyl, nitro, amino, C₁₋₆ alkylamino for example methylamino or ethylamino, di-C₁₋₆ alkyl amino for example dimethylamino or diethylamino, phenylC₁₋₆ alkylamino for example benzylamino, C₁₋₆ alkoxy for example methoxy or ethoxy, carboxyC₁₋₆ alkyl for example carboxymethyl, C₁₋₆ alkanoylamino for example acetamido, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, carbamoyl, C₁₋₆ alkylcarbamoyl for example methylcarbamoyl, di-C₁₋₆ alkylcarbamoyl for example dimethylcarbamoyl, C₁₋₆ alkanoyl for example acetyl, C₁₋₆ alkylthio for example methylthio, cyano and C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonyl for example methylcarbonyl.

In a particularly preferred aspect the 3-position substituent for the cephalosporins of the present invention is of the sub-formula xiii): ##STR7## wherein R² and R³ are as hereinbefore defined, R⁴¹ is hydrogen or C₁₋₆ alkyl for example methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl and R⁴² is hydrogen, nitro, cyano, chloro, bromo, carboxy or C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonyl for example methoxycarbonyl or ethoxycarbonyl.

In a further particularly preferred aspect the 3-position substituent for the cephalosporins of the present invention is of the sub-formula xiv): ##STR8## wherein R⁴³ is hydrogen, chloro, bromo, carboxy, C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonyl for example methoxycarbonyl or ethoxycarbonyl, amino, C₁₋₆ alkylamino for example methylamino or ethylamino or phenyl C₁₋₆ alkylamino for example benzylamino.

In another particularly preferred aspect the 3-position substituent for the cephalosporins of the present invention is of the sub-formula xv) or xvi): ##STR9## wherein R², R³ and R⁴² are as hereinbefore defined.

As stated hereinbefore the present invention relates to cephalosporins having a novel 3-position substituent. A particular class of cephalosporins within the present invention is that of the formula IV: ##STR10## and salts and esters thereof wherein R¹, Het, R² and R³ are as hereinbefore defined;

X is sulphur, oxygen, methylene or sulphinyl;

R⁶ is hydrogen, methoxy or formamido; and

R⁵ and R⁷ are groups known for such positions in the cephalosporin art.

Preferably X is sulphur.

Preferably R⁶ is hydrogen.

R⁵ is for example 2-aminothiazol-4-yl or 2-aminooxazol-4-yl each optionally substituted in the 5-position by fluorine, chlorine or bromine, or R⁵ is 5-aminoisothiazol-3-yl, 5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazol-3-yl, 3-aminopyrazol-5-yl, 3-aminopyrazol-4-yl, 2-aminopyrimidin-5-yl, 2-aminopyrid-6-yl, 4-aminopyrimidin-2-yl, 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazol-5-yl or 5-amino-1-methyl-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl;

R⁷ is for example of the formula ═N.O.R⁸ (having the syn configuration about the double bond) wherein R⁸ is hydrogen, (1-6C)alkyl, (3-8C)cycloalkyl, (1-3C)alkyl(3-6C)cycloalkyl, (3-6C)cycloalkyl(1-3C)alkyl, (3-6C)alkenyl optionally substituted by carboxy, (5-8C)cycloalkenyl, (3-6C)alkynyl, (2-5C)alkylcarbamoyl, phenylcarbamoyl, benzylcarbamoyl, (1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl(1-4C)alkyl, di(1-4C)alkylcarbamoyl(1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)haloalkylcarbamoyl(1-4C)alkyl, (1-3C)haloalkyl, (2-6C)hydroxyalkyl, (1-4C)alkoxy(2-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkylthio(2-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkanesulphinyl(1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkanesulphonyl(1-4C)alkyl, (2-6C)aminoalkyl, (1-4C)alkylamino(1-6C)alkyl, (2-8C)dialkylamino(2-6C)alkyl, (1-5C)cyanoalkyl 3-amino-3-carboxypropyl, 2-(amidinothio)ethyl, 2-(N-aminoamidinothio)ethyl, tetrahydropyran-2-yl, thietan-3-yl, 2-oxopyrrolidinyl, or 2-oxotetrahydrofuranyl, or R⁸ is of the formula V:

    --(CH.sub.2).sub.q --C(COOH)═CR.sup.9 R.sup.10         V

wherein q is one or two and R⁹ and R¹⁰ are independently hydrogen or C₁₋₄ alkyl; or R⁸ is of the formula VI:

    --CR.sup.11 R.sup.12 --(CH.sub.2).sub.r --COR.sup.13       VI

wherein r is 0-3, R¹¹ is hydrogen, (1-3C)alkyl or methylthio, R¹² is hydrogen (1-3C)alkyl, (3-7C)cycloalkyl, cyano, carboxy, (2-5C)carboxyalkyl or methanesulphonylamino, or R¹¹ and R¹² are joined to form, together with the carbon to which they are attached, a (3-7C)carbocyclic ring, and R¹³ is hydroxy, amino, (1-4C)alkoxy, (1-4C) alkylamino or of the formula NHOR¹⁴ in which R¹⁴ is hydrogen or (1-4C)alkyl;

or R⁷ may be of the formula ═CH.R¹⁵ wherein R¹⁵ is hydrogen, halogen, (1-6C)alkyl, (3-7C)cycloalkyl, (2-6C)alkenyl, (3-7C)cycloalkenyl, phenyl or benzyl.

Particular meanings for R⁸ are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, t-butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, methylcyclopropyl, methylcyclobutyl, methylcyclopentyl, methylcyclohexyl, cyclopropylmethyl, cyclobutylmethyl, cyclopentylmethyl, allyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, propargyl, methylcarbamoyl, ethylcarbamoyl, phenylcarbamoyl, benzylcarbamoyl, methylcarbamoylmethyl, 2-chloroethyl, 2-fluoroethyl, 2-bromoethyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl, 2-methylthioethyl, 2-methanesulphinylethyl, 2-methanesulphonylethyl, 2-aminoethyl, 3-aminopropyl, 2-methylaminoethyl, 2-dimethylaminoethyl, cyanomathyl, 2-cyanoethyl, azidomethyl, 2-azidoethyl, ureidomethyl, 3-amino-3-carboxypropyl, 2-(amidino)ethyl, 2-(N-aminoamidino)ethyl, tetrahydropyran-2-yl, thietan-3-yl, 2-oxopyrrolidinyl and 2-oxo-tetrahydrofuran-3-yl,

or, when R⁸ is of the formula V in which q is 1 or 2, a particular meaning for R⁸ is when R⁹ and R¹⁰ are hydrogen or methyl,

or, when R⁸ is of the formula VI, a particular meaning for R⁸ is when r═O and R¹¹ is hydrogen, methyl or methylthio, R¹² is hydrogen, methyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cyano, carboxy, carboxymathyl, 2-carboxyethyl or methanesulphonylamino, or when R¹¹ and R¹² are joined to form, together with the carbon to which they are attached, a cyclopropane, cyclobutane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane or cycloheptane ring and R¹³ is hydroxy, amino, methoxy, ethoxy, methylamino, ethylamino, or of the formula NHOR¹⁴ in which R¹⁴ is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl.

Preferably R⁸ is C₁₋₆ alkyl for example methyl or ethyl, 1-carboxycyclobutyl, 1-carboxycyclopentyl, or 2-carboxyprop-2-yl. In particular R⁸ is 2-carboxyprop-2-yl.

Particular meanings for R¹⁵ are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or chlorine.

A particularly preferred class of cephalosporins of the present invention is that wherein R⁵ is 2-aminothiazol-4-yl, R⁷ is a group ═NOR⁸ wherein R⁸ is C₁₋₆ alkyl, 1-carboxycyclobutyl, 1-carboxycyclopentyl or 2-carboxyprop-2-yl, R⁶ is hydrogen, X is sulphur and the 3-position substituent is of the sub-formula xiii)-xvi).

Particular compounds of the present invention include:

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-4-oxoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-methyl-4-oxoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-ethyl-4-oxoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-n-butyl-4-oxoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-ethyl-5-nitro-4-oxoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-ethyl-5-cyano-4-oxoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-ethyl-5-chloro-4-oxoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-methoxy-4-oxoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(1,4-dihydro-6,7-dipivaloyloxy-1-ethyl-4-oxoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-ethyl-4-oxocinnolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(5-carboxy-1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-ethyl-4-oxoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(5-carboxy-1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-4oxoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(6,7-dihydroxy-2-methylaminoquinoxalin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(2-bromo-6,7-dihydroxyquinoxalin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(2-chloro-6,7-dihydroxyquinoxalin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(2-benzylamino-6,7-dihydroxyquinoxalin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxylmino)acetamido]-3-(6,7-dihydroxy-2-methoxycarbonylquinoxalin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid,

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(7,8-dihydroxy-2-oxo-2H-benzopyran-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid, and

7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-2-methyl-1-oxo-isoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid.

The cephalosporin derivatives referred to herein are generally named in accordance with the `cephena` nomenclature and numbering system proposed in J.A.C.S. 1962, 84,3400.

It should be realised, of course, that the present invention covers all tautomeric forms, for example the sub-formulae i)-ix) are depicted in the keto form; where possible these may exist and be depicted in the enol form. Such tautomers are, of course, within the scope of the present invention. Furthermore the Het ring may be optionally substituted by hydroxy and this may exist in the tautomeric keto form.

As stated hereinbefore the compounds of this invention are primarily intended for use in therapy. Therefore in a preferred aspect the present invention provides a cephalosporin compound having a 3-position substituent of the formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof. Suitable salts include acid addition salts formed with hydrochloric, hydrobromic, citric, maleic, phosphoric and sulphuric acids. In another aspect suitable salts are base salts such as an alkali metal salt for example sodium or potassium, an alkaline earth metal salt for example calcium or magnesium, an organic amine salt for example triethylamine, morpholine, N-methylpiperidine, N-ethylpiperidine, procains, dibenzylamine, or N,N-dibenzylethylamine.

In order to use a compound of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof for the therapy of mammals including humans, in particular in treating infection, it is normally formulated in accordance with standard pharmaceutical practice as a pharmaceutical composition.

Therefore in another aspect the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition which comprises a cephalosporin compound having a 3-position substituent of the formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may be administered in standard manner for the disease condition that it is desired to treat, for example by oral, rectal, topical, local or parenteral administration. For these purposes it may be formulated by means known to the art into the form of, for example, tablets, capsules, syrups, aqueous or oily solutions or suspensions, emulsions, dispersible powders, suppositories and sterile injectable aqueous or oily solutions or suspensions.

In addition to the pharmaceutically acceptable cephalosporin derivative of the present invention the pharmaceutical composition of the invention may also contain, or be co-administered with, one or more known drugs selected from other clinically useful antibacterial agents (for example other beta-lactams or aminoglycosides), inhibitors of beta-lactamase (for example clavulanic acid), renal tubular blocking agents (e.g. probenicid) and inhibitors of metabolising enzymes (for example inhibitors of peptidases, for example Z-2-acylamino-3-substituted propenoates).

A preferred pharmaceutical composition of the invention is one suitable for intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, for example a sterile injectable containing between 1 and 50% w/w of the cephalosporin derivative, or one suitable for oral administration in unit dosage form, for example a tablet or capsule which contains between 100 mg. and 1 g. of the cephalosporin derivative.

The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention will normally be administered to man in order to combat infections caused by bacteria, in the same general manner as that employed for cephalothin, cefoxitin, cephradine, ceftazidime and other known clinically used cephalosporin derivatives, due allowance being made in terms of dose levels for the potency of the cephalosporin derivative of the present invention relative to the known clinically used cephalosporins. Thus each patient will receive a daily intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular dose of 0.05 to 30 g., and preferably 0.1 to 10 g., of the cephalosporin derivative, the composition being administered 1 to 4 times per day, preferably 1 or 2 times a day. The intravenous, subcutaneous and intramuscular dose may be given by means of a bolus injection. Alternatively the intravenous dose may be given by continuous infusion over a period of time. Alternatively each patient will receive a daily oral dose which is approximately equivalent to the daily parenteral dose. Thus a preferred daily oral dose is 0.5 to 10 g. of the cephalosporin derivative, the composition being administered 1 to 4 times per day.

In a further aspect the present invention provides a process for preparing a cephalosporin compound having a 3-position substituent of the formula I, which process comprises:

a) reacting a cephalosporin compound having a 3-position substituent of the formulas

--CH₂ NHR¹ wherein R¹ is as hereinbefore defined with a compound of the formula VII: ##STR11## wherein Het, R² and R³ are as hereinbefore defined and L is a leaving group; or

b) for compounds of the formula IV, reacting a compound of the formula VIII with a compound of the formula IX or a reactive derivative thereof: ##STR12## wherein R¹, R², R³, X Het, R⁵, R⁶ and R⁷ are as hereinbefore defined; or

c) for compounds of the formula IV wherein R⁷ is a group ═NOR⁸, reacting a compound of the formula X: ##STR13## wherein R¹, R², R³, R⁵, R⁶, X, and Het are as hereinbefore defined, with a compound of the formula: R⁸⁰ NIH₂ wherein R⁸ is as hereinbefore defined; or

d) for compounds of the formula IV wherein R⁷ is a group ═NOR⁸ and R⁸ is other than hydrogen, reacting a compound of the formula IV as hereinbefore defined wherein R⁷ is a group ═NOH with a compound of the formula XI:

    L.sup.1 --R.sup.16                                         XI

wherein L¹ is a leaving group and R¹⁶ is a group R⁸ other than hydrogen; or

e) for compounds of the formula IV forming a group R⁵ by cyclizing an appropriate precursor thereof:

wherein any functional groups are optionally protected: and thereafter, if necessary:

i) removing any protecting group,

ii) for preparing in vivo hydrolysable esters, esterifying corresponding hydroxy groups,

iii) converting compounds wherein X is S to compounds wherein X is sulphinyl and vice versa,

iv) forming a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.

In the reaction between a cephalosporin compound having a 3-position substituent of the formula: --CH₂ NHR¹ and a compound of the formula VII, conveniently L is a leaving group such as halo for example chloro, bromo or iodo. Most suitably the reaction is performed under conditions conventional for the reaction of acid halides with amines for example in the presence of an organic amine such as triethylamine. Suitably the reaction is performed at an ambient or lower temperature in a substantially inert solvent such as dimethylformamide and/or dichloromethane. In an alternative aspect the leaving group L is part of an activated ester formed with the acid precursor of the compound of the formula VII, i.e. a compound wherein L is --OH provides an activated ester, e.g. dicyclohexylcarbodi-imide provides an activated ester of the formula VII wherein L is --OC(NHC₆ H₁₁)═NC₆ H₁₁, which group is displaced by the cephalosporin having a 3-position substituent of the formulas --CH₂ NHR¹. Formation and reaction of the active ester is performed in conventional manner in the presence of reaction promotors such as hydroxybenzotriazole and triethylamine, for example in a substantially inert organic solvent such as dimethylformamide at a non-extreme temperature such as 10° C.-50° C.

The cephalosporin starting-materials for this reaction are known from the art, or are made by methods analogous to those of the art. See for example EP-A-127992 and EP-A-164944.

The compounds of the formula VII are either known in the art or are made by methods analogous thereto. For example compounds wherein L is chloro are conveniently prepared from the corresponding acids of the formula (VII A): ##STR14## wherein Het, R² and R³ are as hereinbefore defined. The acids are known or are prepared by methods of heterocyclic chemistry known to those skilled in the art, for example as in the hereinafter described Examples. Many of the acids of the formula VII A are novel and as such form another aspect of the present invention; in particular wherein R² and R³ are both hydroxy. Suitable and preferred acids of the formula VII A are those that give rise to the suitable and preferred cephalosporin compounds of the present invention. In particular the present invention provides specific, novel heterocyclic carboxylic acids (and precursors thereto) described in the experimental section hereinafter.

The reaction between compounds of the formulae VIII and IX is performed under conditions conventional in the cephalosporin art, for example under standard acylation conditions wherein for example the acid is activated as an acid bromide, acid chloride, anhydride or activated ester, or the reaction is performed in the presence of a coupling reagent such as dicyclohexylcarbodi-imide.

The compounds of the formula VIII can be prepared in a manner analogous to that described for the compounds having the 3-substituent of the formula I, with the 7-amino group being optionally protected.

The reaction between the compound of the formula X and R⁸ ONH₂ is performed under conditions standard in the general chemical and/or cephalosporin art. The compounds of the formula X can be prepared in a manner analogous to that described for the compounds having the 3-substituent of the formula I.

The reaction between the compound of the formula IV wherein R⁷ is a group ═NOH and a compound of the formula XI is performed under conditions standard in the general chemical and/or cephalosporin art.

A group R⁵ may be formed by cyclizing an appropriate precursor. For example compounds of the formulae XII and XIII: ##STR15## wherein R⁷, R⁶, X, R¹, R², R³ and Het are as hereinbefore defined and L² is a leaving group, may be reacted to form a 2-aminothiazol-4-yl group. A nitrogen atom of the thiourea may be optionally protected during this cyclization.

The compounds of the formula XII can be prepared in a manner analogous to that described for the compounds having a 3-substituent of the formula I.

The compounds of the formulae IX, XI and R⁸ ONH₂ are known from, or can be made by the methods of, the general chemical and/or cephalosporin art.

The compounds of the formulae VIII, X and XII are novel and as such form a further aspect of the present invention.

In the process of this invention any functional group can be optionally protected, if appropriate. Such protecting groups may in general be chosen from any of the groups described in the literature or known to the skilled chemist as appropriate for the protection of the group in question, and may be introduced by conventional methods.

Protecting groups may be removed by any convenient method as described in the literature or known to the skilled chemist as appropriate for the removal of the protecting group in question, such methods being chosen so as to effect removal of the protecting group with minimum disturbance of groups elsewhere in the molecule.

Specific examples of protecting groups are given below for the sake of convenience, in which "lower" signifies that the group to which it is applied preferably has 1-4 carbon atoms. It will be understood that these examples are not exhaustive. Where specific examples of methods for the removal of protecting groups are given below these are similarly not exhaustive. The use of protecting groups and methods of deprotection not specifically mentioned is of course within the scope of the invention.

A carboxyl protecting group may be the residue of an ester-forming aliphatic or araliphatic alcohol or of an ester-forming phenol, silanol or stannanol (the said alcohol, phenol, silanol or stannanol preferably containing 1-20 carbon atoms).

Examples of carboxyl protecting groups include straight or branched chain (1-12C)alkyl groups (e.g. isopropyl, t-butyl); halo lower alkyl groups (e.g. 2-iodoethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl); lower alkoxy lower alkyl groups (e.g. methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, isobutoxymethyl) lower aliphatic acyloxy lower alkyl groups, (e.g. acetoxymethyl, propionyloxymethyl, butyryloxymethyl, pivaloyloxymethyl); lower alkoxycarbonyloxy lower alkyl groups (e.g. 1methoxy-carbonyloxyethyl, 1-ethoxycarbonyloxyethyl); aryl lower alkyl groups (e.g. p-methoxybenzyl, o-nitrobenzyl, p-nitrobenzyl, benzhydryl and phthalidyl) tri(lower alkyl)silyl groups (e.g. trimethylsilyl and t-butyldimethylsilyl); tri(lower alkyl)silyl lower alkyl groups (e.g. trimethylsilylethyl); and (2-6C)alkenyl groups (e.g. allyl and vinylethyl).

Methods particularly appropriate for the removal of carboxyl protecting groups include for example acid-, base-, metal- or enzymically-catalysed hydrolysis.

Examples of hydroxyl protecting groups include lower alkanoyl groups (e.g. acetyl); lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (e.g. t-butoxycarbonyl); halo lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (e.g. 2-iodoethoxycarbonyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl); aryl lower alkoxycarbonyl groups (e.g. benzoyloxycarbonyl, p-methoxybenzyloxycarbonyl, o-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl, p-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl); tri lower alkylsilyl (e.g. trimethylsilyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl) and aryl lower alkyl (e.g. benzyl) groups. In addition two hydroxy groups substituted on adjacent carbon atoms, for example in the catechol moiety, may be protected in the form of a cyclic acetal such as the methylenedioxy moiety.

Examples of amino protecting groups include formyl, aralkyl groups (e.g. benzyl and substituted benzyl, e.g. p-methoxybenzyl, nitrobenzyl and 2,4-dimethoxybenzyl, and triphenylmethyl); di-p-anisymethyl and furylmethyl groups; acyl (e.g. alkoxycarbonyl and aralkoxycarbonyl e.g. t-butoxycarbonyl and benzyloxycarbonyl); trialkylsilyl (e.g. trimethylsilyl and t-butyldimethylsilyl); alkylidene (e.g. methylidene); benzylidene and substituted benzylidene groups; and the phthalimido group.

The following biological test methods, data and Examples serve to illustrate this invention.

Antibacterial Activity

The pharmaceutically acceptable cephalosporin compounds of the present invention are useful antibacterial agents having a broad spectrum of activity in vitro against standard laboratory microorganisms, both Gram-negative and Gram-positive, which are used to screen for activity against pathogenic bacteria. The antibacterial spectrum and potency of a particular compound may be determined in a standard test system. In particular, the cephalosporins of the present invention show good stability to β-LACTAMASES reinforcing the broad spectrum potency. In a further advantageous aspect. The present compounds typically have particularly high activity in Vitro against strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Gram-negative aerobic bacteria.

The antibacterial properties of the compounds of the invention may also be demonstrated in vivo in conventional mouse protection tests.

In addition representative compounds of this invention show prolonged duration, as evidenced by half-life values, in test animals.

Cephalosporin derivatives have generally been found to be relatively non-toxic to warm-blooded animals, and this generalisation holds true for the compounds of the present invention. Compounds representative of the present invention were administered to mice at doses in excess of those required to afford protection against bacterial infections, and no overt toxic symptoms or side effects attributable to the administered compounds were noted.

The following results were obtained for representative compounds on a standard in-vitro test system using Isosensitest agar medium. The antibacterial activity is described in terms of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) determined by the agar-dilution technique with an inoculum size of 10⁴ CFU/spot (CFU represents colony forming units).

    ______________________________________                                                   M1C (μg/ml)                                                                 EXAMPLE                                                              ORGANISM    1      2      5    6    7    11   14                               ______________________________________                                         P. aeruginosa                                                                              0.03   0.06   0.008                                                                               0.015                                                                               0.03 0.03 0.015                            PU21 (A8101028)                                                                Ent. cloacae                                                                               0.03   0.03   0.03 0.03 0.015                                                                               0.06 0.015                            P99 (A8401054)                                                                 Ser. marcescens                                                                            0.008  0.008  0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.015                                                                               0.008                            (A8421003)                                                                     M. morganii 0.015  0.06   0.03 0.015                                                                               0.015                                                                               0.06 0.008                            (A8433001)                                                                     K. aerogenes                                                                               0.008  0.008  0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008                            (A8391027)                                                                     E. coli     0.008  0.008  0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008                            DCO (A8341098)                                                                 S. aureus   16     1      16   16   2    16   32                               147N (A8601052)                                                                S. dublin   0.008  0.008  0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008                            (A8369001)                                                                     Strep. pyogenes                                                                            0.125  --     0.25 0.25 0.03 0.25 1                                (A681018)                                                                      ______________________________________                                                    M1C (μg/ml)                                                                 EXAMPLE                                                             ORGANISM     17     28      30   33   37    39                                 ______________________________________                                         P. aeruginosa                                                                               0.008  0.015   0.008                                                                               0.015                                                                               0.03  0.008                              PU21 (A8101028)                                                                Ent. cloacae 0.008  0.03    0.03 0.06 0.06  0.03                               P99 (A8401054)                                                                 li Ser. marcescens                                                                          0.008  0.008   0.008                                                                               0.015                                                                               0.008 0.008                              (A8421003)                                                                     M. morganii  0.008  0.015   0.03 0.25 0.015 0.03                               (A8433001)                                                                     K. aerogenes 0.008  0.008   0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008 0.008                              (A8391027)                                                                     E. coli      0.008  0.008   0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008 0.008                              DCO (A8341098)                                                                 S. aureus    4      16      32   64   16    16                                 147N (A8601052)                                                                S. dublin    0.008  0.008   0.008                                                                               0.008                                                                               0.008 0.008                              (A8369001)                                                                     Strep. pyogenes                                                                             0.06   0.25    0.5  --   0.25  0.06                               (A681018)                                                                      ______________________________________                                                            M1C (μg/ml)                                                                 EXAMPLE                                                              ORGANISM    42     47     53   59                                     ______________________________________                                                  P. aeruginosa                                                                              0.015  0.03   0.015                                                                               0.008                                           PU21 (A8101028)                                                                Ent. cloacae                                                                               0.125  0.25   0.03 0.03                                            P99 (A8401054)                                                                 Ser. marcescens                                                                            0.015  0.06   0.008                                                                               0.008                                           (A8421003)                                                                     M. morganii 0.015  0.5    0.015                                                                               0.008                                           (A8433001)                                                                     K. aerogenes                                                                               0.008  0.03   0.008                                                                               0.008                                           (A8391027)                                                                     E. coli     0.008  0.008  0.008                                                                               0.008                                           DCO (A8341098)                                                                 S. aureus   8      16     1    16                                              147N (A8601052)                                                                S. dublin   0.015  0.125  0.008                                                                               0.008                                           (A8369001)                                                                     Strep. pyogenes                                                                            0.125  0.125  0.03 0.5                                             (A681018)                                                             ______________________________________                                    

Example 1 7-[2-(2-Aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]-3-(1,4-dihydro-1-ethyl-6,7-dihydroxy-4-oxoquinolin-3-carboxamidomethyl)ceph-3-em-4-carboxylc Acid ##STR16## i) 1.4-Dihydro-1-ethyl-6,7-methylenedioxy-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (3.9 g) and boron tribromide (15 ml) were heated at 50° C. for 15 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and added slowly to water (100 ml) at 0° C. The pH was adjusted to 11 with concentrated potassium hydroxide, the mixture was filtered and the filtrate taken to pH 1, whereupon the precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried to give 1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-ethyl-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (3.13 g) δ ((CD₃)₂ SO) 1.42(3H,t); 4.46(2H,q); 7.23(1H,s); 7.66(1H,s); 8.82(1H,s)ppm.

ii) Part of the product from i) (1.0 g) was dissolved in acetonitrile (15 ml) by the addition of 1,8-diazabicyclo-[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (1.2 g). The solution was cooled to 0° C., phenacyl chloride (1.3 ml) added and stirred at ambient temperature for 72 hours. HCl solution in ether (40 ml; 40 g/l) was added; the solvents were evaporated and the resultant residue was dissolved in dichloromethane, filtered, concentrated and dissolved in methanol to give 6,7-diphenylacetoxy-1,4-dihydro-1-ethyl-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (0.414 g) as a precipitate; δ (CDCl₃) 1.54(3H,t); 3.56 and 3.68(4H,2s); 4.27(2H,q); 7.35(10H,s); 7.52 and 8.28(2H,ss); 8.73(1H,s)ppm.

iii) Part of the product from ii) (0.286 g) was dissolved in anhydrous dichloromethane (10 ml) and treated with thionyl chloride (1.1 equivalents) for 90 minutes to give 6,7-diphenylacetoxy-1,4-dihydro-1-ethyl-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid chloride.

iv) The product from iii) was used without purification. To 3-aminomethyl-7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid (0.446 g) in dimethylformamide (10 ml), at -20° C., was added triethylamine (3 equivalents) followed by the product of iii) above in dichloromethane (10 ml). The reaction temperature was allowed to reach 0° C. over a period of 60 minutes whereupon the solvents were evaporated to give, as a residue, the 6,7-diphenylacetoxy precursor of the title compound. This residue was dissolved in aqueous methanol, the pH was adjusted to 8.5 using ammonium hydroxide and maintained at this value for 60 minutes. 2N HCl was added to take the mixture to pH 6.5 whereupon the crude product was purified by HPLC chromatography on silica using gradient elution (methanol:water:acetic acid 30:69:1 45:54:1). Collection of the appropriate fractions and evaporation gave the title compound (0.110 g); δ ((CD₃)₂ SO/CD₃ COOD/CF₃ COOD) 1.4(3H,t); 1.54(6H,s); 3.6(2H,s); 4.24(2H,q) 4.4(2H,m); 5.2(1H,d); 5.82(1H,d); 7.06(1H,s); 7.12, 7.65 and 8.69(3H,3s)ppm.

Examples 2-63

The following general procedure was used for the preparation of the compounds of Examples 2-63.

To a solution of the appropriate 3-aminomethylcephalosporin in dimethylformamide, at a temperature in the range +10° to -20° C. (generally -20° C.), was added triethylamine (about 2 or 3 equivalents) followed by at least one equivalent of the appropriate heterocycle in the form of an acid chloride in dichloromethane (or an activated este in dimethylformamide where indicated). The reaction was allowed to proceed to completion (typically 1 to 5 hours), for example as judged by thin layer chromatography or HPLC. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give the corresponding 3-heterocyclic carboxamidomethyl cephalosporin which was purified by:

i) column chromatography on HP20SS resin using gradient elution with methanol/water/acetic acid (1%) and/or

ii) preparative HPLC on C₁₈ reverse phase silica using acetonitrile/water/trifluoroacetic acid (0.1%) or methanol/ammonium carbonate buffer.

In certain cases, indicated by footnotes, the hydroxy groups on the heterocycle are protected. In such cases the coupling reaction provides a cephalosporin wherein the hydroxy groups are protected. This may be subjected to standard deprotection (as indicated in footnotes).

Particulars of the compounds prepared are given in Table 1. NMR characterising data are given in Table 2.

                                      TABLE 1                                      __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR17##                                                                     Example                                                                             R       R.sup.1                                                                          Q                    Footnotes                                  __________________________________________________________________________      2   Et      H                                                                                 ##STR18##           1                                           3   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         Et                                                                               "                    1                                           4                                                                                   ##STR19##                                                                             H "                    2                                           5   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR20##           2                                           6   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR21##           2                                           7   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR22##                                                       8   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR23##           3                                           9   CH.sub.2 CONHMe                                                                        H                                                                                 ##STR24##           4                                          10   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR25##                                                      11   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR26##                                                      12   Et      H "                                                               13   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR27##           4,5                                        14   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR28##           6                                          15   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR29##           6                                          16   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR30##                                                      17   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR31##           1                                          18   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR32##           1                                          19   Et      H                                                                                 ##STR33##           7                                          20   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR34##           5                                          21   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR35##           8                                          22   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR36##                                                      23   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR37##           8,9                                        24   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR38##           8                                          25   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR39##           8                                          26   Et      H                                                                                 ##STR40##           8                                          27   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR41##                                                      28   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR42##           1                                          29   Et      H "                    1                                          30   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR43##           8                                          31   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR44##           8                                          32   Et      H                                                                                 ##STR45##           8                                          33   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H "                    8                                          34   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR46##           1                                          35   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR47##           8                                          36   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR48##           8                                          37   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR49##           8                                          38   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR50##           8                                          39   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR51##           8                                          40   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR52##           8                                          41   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR53##           8                                          42   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR54##           8                                          43   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR55##           8                                          44   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR56##           8                                          45   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR57##           10                                         46   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR58##           8                                          47   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR59##           11                                         48   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR60##           12                                         49   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR61##           8                                          50   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR62##           8                                          51   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR63##           13,14                                      52   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR64##           13,14                                      53   Et      H "                    13                                         54   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR65##           13,15                                      55   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR66##           13                                         56   Et      H                                                                                 ##STR67##           13                                         57   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR68##           13,15                                      58   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR69##           13,15                                      59   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR70##           16                                         60   Et      H "                    16                                         61   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR71##           11,17                                      62   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR72##           11,17                                      63   CMe.sub.2 COOH                                                                         H                                                                                 ##STR73##           8                                          __________________________________________________________________________

Footnotes to Table 1

                  TABLE 2                                                          ______________________________________                                         NMR data for the compounds of Table 1 taken at                                 90,200 or 250 MHz in:                                                          ______________________________________                                         Solvent A:- (CD.sub.3).sub.2 SO/CD.sub.3 COOD/CF.sub.3 COOD                    Solvent B:- (CD.sub.3).sub.2 SO/CD.sub.3 COOD                                  Solvent C:- (CD.sub.3).sub.2 SO                                                Solvent D:- (CD.sub.3).sub.2 SO/CF.sub.3 COOD                                  ______________________________________                                         Ex-                                                                            am-                                                                            ple  Delta Values (ppm)                                                        ______________________________________                                         2    1.25 and 1.37(2t, 6H); 3.6(s, 2H); 4.0-4.75(m, 6H); 5.15(d,                    1H); 5.75(d, 1H); 7.0(s, 1H); 7.1(s, 1H); 7.63(s, 1H);                         8.67(s, 1H).                                                                   (Solvent A)                                                               3    1.04(t, 3H); 1.4(t, 3H); 1.56(s, 6H); 3.4(q, 2H), 3.58(m, 2H);                 4.2-4.7(m, 4H); 5.16(d, 1H); 5.82(d, 1H); 7.06(s, 1H);                         7.3(s, 1H); 7.7(s, 1H); 8.52(s, 1H).                                           (Solvent A)                                                               4    1.4(t, 3H); 1.6-2.4(m, 8H); 3.5-3.75(2d, 2H); 3.95-4.4(m,                      4H); 5.2(d, 1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.12, 7.65 and                      8.68(3s, 3H).                                                                  (Solvent A)                                                               5    1.55(s, 6H); 3.60(s, 2H); 3.87(s, 3H); 4.05 and 4.3(2d, 2H);                   5.15(d, 1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.0, 7.2 and                            8.6(3s, 3H).                                                                   (Solvent A)                                                               6    0.95(t, 3H); 1.15-2.0(m, 2H); 3.6(s, 2H); 3.95-4.6(m, 4H);                     5.15(d, 1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 7.1(s, 2H); 7.63(s, 1H); 8.65(s, 1H).                (Solvent A)                                                               7    1.53(s, 6H); 3.6(s, 2H); 4.08 and 4.48(2d, 2H); 5.14(d, 1H);                   5.82(d, 1H); 4.96(s, 2H); 5.24(d, 2H); 6.0(m, 1H); 7.05(s,                     2H); 7.64(s, 1H); 8.66(s, 1H).                                                 (Solvent A)                                                               8    1.55(s, 6H); 3.3(s, 2H); 3.5-3.75(m, 2H); 4.15(s, 2H); 4.35-                   4.70(m, 2H); 5.15(d, 1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.17, 7.68                 and 8.66(3s, 3H).                                                              (Solvent C)                                                               9    1.4(t, 3H); 2.65(s, 3H); 3.5-3.75(2d, 2H); 4.0-4.55(2m, 4H);                   4.65(s, 2H); 5.2(d, 1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 7.12(s, 1H); 7.12, 7.65,                 8.7(3s, 3H).                                                                   (Solvent A)                                                               10   1.19(t, 3H); 1.52(s, 6H); 3.60(s, 2H); 4.17(q, 2H); 4.05 and                   4.5(2d, 2H); 5.16(d, 1H); 5.84(d, 1H); 5.19(s, 2H); 7.05(s,                    1H); 6.82, 7.64 and 8.69(3s, 3H).                                              (Solvent A)                                                               11   1.2-1.5(m, 3H); 1.5(s, 6H); 3.5-3.75(m, 2H); 3.9-4.6(m, 4H);                   5.1(d, 1H); 5.8(d, 1H); 7.0(s, 1H); 7.25(s, 1H); 8.7(s, 1H).                   (Solvent A)                                                               12   1.16(m, 6H); 3.5(d, 1H); 3.75(d, 1H); 3.9-4.65(m, 6H);                         5.15(d, 1H); 5.8(d, 1H); 6.99(s, 1H); 7.27(s, 1H); 8.74(s, 1H).                (Solvent A)                                                               13   1.53(s, 6H); 3.6(s, 2H); 4.1 and 4.5(2d, 2H); 5.0(s, 1H);                      5.2(d, 1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 6.87, 7.63 and                           8.63(3s, 3H).                                                                  (Solvent A)                                                               14   1.25-1.6(m, 9H); 3.4-3.8(m, 3H); 3.85-4.7(m, 4H); 5.2(d,                       1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.35(s, 1H); 8.7(s, 1H).                        (Solvent A)                                                               15   1.25-1.6(m, 9H); 2.25(s, 3H); 3.4-3.85(m, 2H); 4-4.7(m, 4H);                   5.15(d, 1H); 5.8(d, 1H); 7.0(s, 1H); 8.7(s, 1H).                               (Solvent A)                                                               16   1.1-1.4(m, 3H); 1.5(s, 6H); 2.4(s, 3H); 2.7(s, 3H); 3.5-3.8(m,                 2H); 4-4.7(m, 4H); 5.2(d, 1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H);                       8.6(s, 1H).                                                                    (Solvent A)                                                               17   1.53(s, 6H); 3.6(s, 2H); 4.12 and 4.52(2d, 2H); 5.14(d, 1H);                   5.82(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.08(s, 1H); 7.53(s, 1H); 8.68(s, 1H);               (Solvent A)                                                               18   1.44(s, 3H); 1.47(s, 3H); 3.5(d, 1H, J=17.5Hz); 3.67(d, 1H,                    J=17.5Hz); 4.03(d, 1H, J=14.5Hz); 4.12(s, 3H); 4.43(d,                         1H, J=14.5Hz); 5.13(d, 1H, J=5Hz); 5.85(d, 1H J=5Hz);                          6.78(s, 1H); 7.08(s, 1H); 7.58(s, 1H); 8,82(s, 1H).                            (Solvent B)                                                               19   1.25(t, 3H); 3.6(m, 2H); 3.8-4.6(m, 4H); 5-5.25(m, 3H);                        5.75(d, 1H); 6.8(s, 1H); 7.0(s, 1H), 8.7(s, 1H).                               (Solvent B)                                                               20   1.4(t, 3H); 1.49(s, 3H); 1.51(s, 3H); 3.58(d, 1H); 3.74(d, 1H);                4.08(d, 1H); 4.5(d, 1H); 4.74(q, 2H); 5.19(d, 1H); 5.82(d,                     1H); 6.9(s, 1H); 7.11(d, 1H); 7.8(d, 1H); 8.62(s, 1H).                         (Solvent D)                                                               21   1.55(s, 6H); 3.3-3.8(m, 2H); 4.1-4.8(m, 2H); 5.1(d, 1H);                       5.8(d, 1H); 7.0(s, 1H); 7.4(s, 1H); 7.5(s, 1H); 7.7(s, 1H).                    (Solvent A)                                                               22   1.44(t, 3H); 1.49(s, 3H); 1.52(s, 3H); 2.32(s, 3H); 3.56(d, 1H);               3.73(d, 1H); 4.14(dd, 1H); 4.52(m, 3H); 5.18(d, 1H);                           5.85(dd, 1H); 7.03(s, 1H); 7.34(s, 1H); 8.17(s, 1H); 9.00(s,                   1H); 9.70(d, 1H).                                                              (Solvent D)                                                               23   1.55(m, 6H); 3.45(d, 1H); 3.73(d, 1H); 4.2(d, 1H); 4.56(d,                     1H); 5.18(d, 1H); 5.84(d, 1H); 7.03(s, 1H); 7.06(s, 1H);                       7.20(s, 1H); 7.57(s, 1H).                                                      (Solvent A)                                                               24   1.53(m, 6H); 3.4-3.8(m, 2H); 4.13(d, 1H); 4.52(d, 1H);                         5.15(d, 1H); 5.8(d, 1H); 6.56(d, 1H); 7.06(s, 1H); 7.21(d, 1H);                8.78(s, 1H).                                                                   (Solvent A)                                                               25   1.54(m, 6H); 3.48(s, 3H); 3.5-3.7(m, 2H); 4.15(d, 1H);                         4.52(d, 1H); 5.16(d, 1H); 5.84(d, 1H); 7.08(s, 1H); 7.55-                      7.70(m, 3H).                                                                   (Solvent A)                                                               26   1.27(t, 3H); 3.25-3.85(m, 2H); 3.95-4.7(m, 4H); 5.15(d, 1H);                   5.76(d, 1H); 7.03(m, 2H); 7.23(s, 1H); 7.58(s, 1H).                            (Solvent A)                                                               27   1.25-1.65(m, 27H); 3.4-3.9(m, 2H); 3.95-4.6(m, 4H);                            5.16(d, 1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.73(s, 1H); 8.08(s,                    1H); 8.84(s, 1H).                                                              (Solvent A)                                                               28   1.5(m, 9H); 3.65(s, 2H); 4-4.8(m, 4H); 5.14(d, 1H); 5.8(d,                     1H); 7.07(s, 1H); 7.22(s, 1H); 7.56(s, 1H).                                    (Solvent A)                                                               29   1.0-1.7(m, 6H); 3.65(s, 2H); 4.0-4.8(m, 6H); 5.17(d, 1H);                      5.75(d, 1H); 6.99(s, 1H); 7.21(s, 1H); 7.55(s, 1H).                            (Solvent A)                                                               30   1.55(2s, 6H); 3.4-3.7(m, 2H); 4-4.7(m, 2H); 5.15(d, 1H);                       5.85(d, 1H); 7.06(s, 1H); 7.11(s, 1H); 7.46(s, 1H).                            (Solvent A)                                                               31   1.55(s, 6H); 3.5-3.8(m, 2H); 4-4.7(m, 2H); 5.2(d, 1H);                         5.9(d, 1H); 6.85(s, 1H); 7.35(s, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H).                             (Solvent D)                                                               32   1.1-1.5(m, 3H); 3.4-3.8(m, 2H); 4-4.7(m, 4H); 5,15(d, 1H);                     5.75(d, 1H); 6.85(s, 1H); 6.9-7.4(m, 2H).                                      (Solvent A)                                                               33   1.54(s, 6H); 3.6(br, 2H); 4.2 and 4.5(AB, 2H); 5.15(d, 1H);                    5.8(d, 1H); 6.8(s, 1H), 7-7.5(m, 2H).                                          (Solvent A)                                                               34   1.44(s, 3H); 1.47(s, 3H); 3.58(dd, 2H); 4.0(d, 1H); 4.45(d,                    1H); 5.14(d, 1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 6.74(s, 1H); 6.83(s, 1H);                       7.12(s, 1H); 7.75(s, 1H); 8.58(s, 1H).                                         (Solvent B)                                                               35   1.55(2s, 6H); 3.4-3.8(m, 2H); 4-4.8(m, 2H); 5.2(d, 1H);                        5.85(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.36(s, 1H); 8.39(s, 1H); 9.2(s, 1H).                (Solvent D)                                                               36   1.5(s, 6H); 3.3-3.8(m, 2H); 4.1-4.8(m, 2H); 5.1(d, 1H);                        5.8(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.4(s, 1H); 7.8(s, 1H); 8.1(d, 1H);                   8.7(d, 1H).                                                                    (Solvent A)                                                               37   1.52(s, 6H); 3.6(m, 2H); 4.2(d, 1H); 4.65(d, 1H), 5.15(d, 1H);                 6.8(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.5(s, 1H); 7.59(s, 1H);                 8.14(s, 1H).                                                                   (Solvent A)                                                               38   1.55(s, 6H); 3.37(s, 6H); 3.6(m, 2H); 4.3(d, 1H); 4.7(d, 1H);                  5.1(d, 1H); 5.8(d, 1H); 7.06(s, 1H); 7.27(s, 1H); 7.61(s, 1H).                 (Solvent A)                                                               39   1.54(s, 6H); 3.6(br, 2H); 4.2 and 4.6(AB, 2H); 5.15(d, 1H);                    5.8(d, 1H); 7.06(s, 1H); 7.4(s, 2H); 9.15(s, 1H).                              (Solvent A)                                                               40   1.54(s, 6H); 3.4-3.8(m, 2H); 4.2(d, 1H); 4.6(d, 1H); 5.15(d,                   1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.15(s, 1H); 7.30(s, 1H).                       (Solvent A)                                                               41   1.54(s, 6H); 3.4-3.7(m, 2H); 4.15(d, 1H); 4.6(d, 1H); 4.8(s,                   2H); 5.15(d, 1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.2(s, 1H); 7.27(s,                1H); 7.3-7.5(br, 5H).                                                          (Solvent A)                                                               42   1.54(s, 6H); 3.1(s, 3H); 3.4-3.7(br, 2H); 3.9-4.8(m, 2H);                      5.1(d, 1H); 5.8(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.3(s, 1H); 7.35(s, 1H).                  (Solvent A)                                                               43   1.54(m, 6H); 3.4-3.9(m, 2H); 4.18(d, 1H); 4.55(d, 1H);                         5.19(d, 1H); 5.83(d, 1H); 7.07(s, 1H); 7.23(s, 1H); 7.27(s,                    1H); 7.29(s, 1H).                                                              (Solvent A)                                                               44   1.55(s, 6H); 3.3-3.9(m, 2H); 4.15(d, 1H); 4.55(d, 1H);                         5.15(d, 1H); 5.8(d, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H); 7.34(s, 2H).                             (Solvent A)                                                               45   1.54(s, 6H); 2.34(s, 6H); 3.35-3.85(m, 2H); 4.2(d, 1H);                        4.6(d, 1H); 5.15(d, 1H); 5.8(d, 1H); 7.07(s, 1H); 8.1(s, 2H).                  (Solvent A)                                                               46   1.28(t, 3H); 1.56(s, 6H); 2.36(s, 3H); 3.4-4(m, 2H) 3.8-                       4.3(m, 2H); 4.16(d, 1H); 4.58(d, 1H); 5.16(d, 1H); 5.84(d,                     1H); 6.9(s, 1H); 7.08(s, 1H); 7.56(s, 1H).                                     (Solvent A)                                                               47   1.50(s, 3H); 1.53(s, 3H); 3.46(d, 1H); 3.63(d, 1H); 4.17 and                   4.22(dd, 1H); 4.40 and 4.47(dd, 1H); 5.17(d, 1H); 5.80 and                     5.83(dd, 1H); 6.79(s, 1H); 6.85(s, 1H); 6.89(s, 1H); 7.05(s,                   1H); 8.5(t, 1H); 9.68(d, 1H).                                                  (Solvent D)                                                               48   1.54(s, 6H); 3.77(m, 2H); 4.26(d, 1H); 4.51(d, 1H); 5.19(d,                    1H); 5.90(d, 1H); 6.59(s, 1H); 7.04(s, 1H); 7.22(s, 1H);                       8.46(s, 1H).                                                                   (Solvent A)                                                               49   1.54(m, 6H); 3.3-3.89(m, 2H); 4.13(d, 1H); 4.54(d, 1H);                        5.18(d, 1H); 5.85(d, 1H); 7.07(s, 1H); 7.42(s, 1H); 7.51(s,                    1H); 7.72(s, 1H).                                                              (Solvent A)                                                               50   1.4-1.65(m, 6H); 3.43(d, 1H); 3.7(d, 1H); 4.08(d, 1H);                         4.5(d, 1H); 5.13(d, 1H); 5.8(d, 1H); 7.06(s, 2H); 7.31(s, 1H);                 7.52(s, 1H).                                                                   (Solvent A)                                                               51   1.49(s, 3H); 1.92(s, 3H); 2.27(s, 3H); 2.33(s, 3H); 3.62(dd,                   2H); 4.02(dd, 1H); 4.48(dd, 1H); 5.12(d, 1H); 5.82(dd, 1H),                    7.02(s, 1H); 7.39(d, 1H); 7.85(d, 1H); 8.84(s, 1H); 8.95(t,                    1H); 9.65(d, 1H).                                                              (Solvent D)                                                               52   1.48(s, 1H); 1.52(s, 3H); 3.62(dd, 2H); 4.0(dd, 1H);                           4.46(dd, 1H); 5.13(d, 1H); 5.82(dd, 1H); 6.86(d, 1H);                          7.01(s, 1H); 7.20(d, 1H); 8.69(s, 1H); 9.03(t, 1H); 9.66(d,                    1H).                                                                           (Solvent D)                                                               53   1.35(t, 3H); 3.62(dd, 2H); 4.02(dd, 1H); 4.20(q, 2H);                          4.48(dd, 1H); 5.13(d, 1H); 5.77(dd, 1H); 6.89(d, 1H);                          6.95(s, 1H); 7.25(d, 1H); 8.70(s, 1H); 9.04(t, 1H); 9.80(d,                    1H).                                                                           (Solvent D)                                                               54   1.40(bs, 6H); 3.60(dd, 2H); 3.98(d, 1H); 4.47(d, 1H);                          5.12(d, 1H); 5.84(d, 1H); 6.72(s, 1H); 6.84(s, 1H); 7.20(s,                    1H); 8.72(s, 1H); 9.08(bs, 1H).                                                (Solvent B)                                                               55   1.48(s, 3H); 1.51(s, 3H); 3.62(dd, 2H); 4.02(dd, 1H);                          4.18(dd, 1H); 5.13(d, 1H); 5.83(dd, 1H); 7.01(s, 1H);                          7.62(s, 1H); 8.70(s, 1H); 9.02(t, 1H); 9.77(d, 1H).                            (Solvent D)                                                               56   1.22(t, 3H); 3.62(dd, 2H); 4.02(dd, 1H); 4.20(q, 2H);                          4.48(dd, 1H); 5.13(d, 1H); 5.78(dd, 1H); 6.98(s, 1H);                          7.65(s, 1H); 8.72(s, 1H); 9.02(t, 1H); 9.68(d, 1H).                            (Solvent D)                                                               57   1.51(s, 3H); 1.54(s, 3H); 2.28(s, 3H); 3.62(dd, 2H);                           4.13(dd, 1H); 4.42(dd, 1H); 5.17(d, 1H); 5.83(dd, 1H);                         6.82(d, 1H); 7.04(s, 1H); 7.12(d, 1H); 8.65(t, 1H); 9.66(d,                    1H).                                                                           (Solvent D)                                                               58   1.48(s, 3H); 1.53(s, 3H); 2.29(s, 3H); 3.60(dd, 2H);                           4.12(dd, 1H); 4.42(dd, 1H); 5.16(d, 1H); 5.83(dd, 1H);                         7.03(s, 1H); 7.43(s, 1H); 8.70(t, 1H); 9.68(d, 1H).                            (Solvent D)                                                               59   1.34(t, 3H); 1.49(s, 3H); 1.51(s, 3H); 3.6(q, 2H); 4.03(dd,                    1H); 4.26(q, 2H); 4.42(dd, 1H); 5.16(d, 1H); 5.84(dd, 1H);                     7.03(s, 1H); 7.07(s, 1H); 8.66(s, 1H); 9.67(d, 1H).                            (Solvent D)                                                               60   1.26(t, 3H); 1.36(t, 3H); 3.6(q, 2H); 4.04(dd, 1H); 4.21(q,                    2H); 4.31(q, 2H); 4.46(dd, 1H); 5.17(d, 1H); 5.8(dd, 1H);                      6.97(s, 1H); 7.08(s, 1H); 8.66(s, 1H); 9.81(d, 1H).                            (Solvent D)                                                               61   1.51(t, 3H); 1.53(t, 3H); 3.66(q, 2H); 4.17(dd, 1H);                           4.58(dd, 1H); 5.19(d, 1H); 5.86(dd, 1H); 7.05(s, 1H);                          7.52(s, 1H); 7.62(s, 1H); 9.04(s, 1H); 9.68(d, 1H).                            (Solvent D)                                                               62   1.50(t, 3H); 1.53(t, 3H); 2.28(s, 3H); 3.58(q, 2H); 4.16(dd,                   1H); 4.63(dd, 1H); 5.17(d, 1H); 5.84(dd, 1H); 6.83(s, 1H);                     7.02(s, 1H); 7.40(d, 1H); 7.42(d, 1H); 9.67(d, 1H).                            (Solvent D)                                                               63   1.54(m, 6H); 3.42(s, 3H); 3.3 and 3.9(m, 2H); 4.1(d, 1H);                      4.54(d, 1H); 5.15(d, 1H); 5.8(d, 1H); 6.62(s, 1H); 6.94(s, 1H);                7.08(s, 1H); 7.57(s, 1H).                                                      (Solvent A)                                                               ______________________________________                                    

PREPARATION OF STARTING MATERIALS Cephalosporins

Reference may be made to EP-A-127992 and EP-A-164944 for general descriptions of methods suitable for the preparation of cephalosporin starting materials. The starting materials for the Examples of the present invention including:

3-aminomethyl-7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-carboxy-1-methylethoxyimino)acetamido]ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid;

3-aminomethyl-7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-ethoxyimino)acetamido]ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid; and

3-ethylaminomethyl-7-[2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-((Z)-1-ethoxyimino)acetamido]ceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acid;

are specifically described in EP-A-164944.

Preparation of Heterocyclic Carbonyl Chlorides or Activated Esters

The carbonyl chlorides (for reacting with the 3-aminomethyl cephalosporins) are prepared in conventional manner from the corresponding acids. Examples of conventional methods include dissolving the corresponding acid in anhydrous dichloromethane with thionyl chloride (at least one equivalent) and stirring for 1-3 hours at room temperature. In certain Examples the heterocyclic acid is dissolved in dichloromethane in the presence of trimethylsilylchloride and triethylamine (e.g. Examples 4-14, 16, 17 and 59).

In Example 15, the heterocycle (306 mg) was heated at reflux for 2.5 hours with hexamethyldisilazane (1.26 ml) and saccharin (20 mg) in chloroform (10 ml). The reaction mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure and then converted to the acid chloride as described above.

In Examples 45, 51-58, the heterocyclic acid was converted to the corresponding acid chloride with PCl₅ in dichloromethane at a temperature in the range 20°-40° C. for up to 2 hours. The solvents were evaporated and the residue triturated in toluene to give the solid acid chloride.

The activated esters (for reacting with the 3-aminomethylcephalosporins) are prepared in conventional manner from the corresponding acid. Examples of conventional methods include dissolving the corresponding acid in dimethylformamide, adding triethylamine (1 equivalent), o-hydroxybenzotriazole and dicyclohexylcarbodi-imide stirring for about 90 minutes and filtering (to remove urea).

The carbonyl chloride and activated esters were reacted with the appropriate cephalosporin without further purification.

Preparation of Heterocyclic Carboxylic Acids

The heterocyclic carboxylic acids (for preparing the carbonyl chlorides or activated esters) are known or are prepared as described below:

    __________________________________________________________________________     ACID HOOC-X                                                                    USED FOR PREPARATION                                                           OF CHLORIDE/ESTER OF                                                           EXAMPLE           COMMENTS                                                     __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR74##        Prepared by BBr.sub.3 cleavage, at 15 hours (no                                solvents), of the corresponding 6,7- methylenedioxy                            compound to form the catechol. Followed by acylation                           with phenylacetyl chloride and diazabicycloundecene                            (DBU) in acetonitrile. NMR (CDCl.sub.3) 1.54(t, 3H);                           3.56 and 3.68(2s, 4H); 4.27(q, 2H); 7.35(s, 10H); 7.52                         and 8.28(2s, 2H); 8.73(s, 1H).                                ##STR75##        Prepared by BBr.sub.3 (2.5 ml) cleavage of                                     the corresponding 6,7-methylenedioxy compound (312 mg)                         at room temperature for 4 hours in a suspension in                             dichloromethane (5 ml), followed by evaporation,                               pouring on to iced water and chromatography (eluting                           with 0.2% ammonia) to give 1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-l-m                       ethyl-4-  oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid.                                      NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 3.98(s, 3H); 7.18,                           7.63 and                                                                       8.80(3s, 3H).                                                 ##STR76##        1,4-Dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-4-oxoquinoline-3- carboxylic                         acid (1.32 g) in dichloromethane (60 ml) was treated                           with bis silylacetamide (7 ml) for 2 hours, the                                solvents were evaporated and the residue in                                    dimethylformamide (30 ml) was treated with sodium                              hydride (0.315 g), the anion was formed by heating for                         30 minutes and n-butyl iodide ( 0.725 ml) was added.                           The reaction                                                                   mixture was stirred overnight at room                                          temperature, evaporated and purified by                                        chromatography to give 1,4-dihydro-6,7-                                        dihydroxy-1-n-butyl-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic                                acid.                                                         ##STR77##        Ethyl 1,4-dihydro-6,7-methylenedioxy-4-oxo- quinoline-3-                       carboxylate (1.56 g) in dimethylformamide (30 ml) was                          treated with sodium hydride (0.316 g) and allylbromide                         (1.1 eq) at 70°  C. Purification by                                     chromatography gave the 1-allyl compound. The ethyl                            group was removed with ethanolic KOH and the dioxy                             group cleaved with BBr.sub.3 as in Example 1 to give                           1,4-dihydro- 6,7-dihydroxy-1-allyl-4-oxoquinoline-3-                           carboxylic acid.                                                               NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6) 5.2(m, 4H); 6.08(m, 1H); 7.0 and                            7.56(2s, 2H); 8.76(s, 1H).                                    ##STR78##        As for 6 above, except that the alkylation                                     was performed with t-butoxycarbonylaminoethyl iodide to                        give 1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-t- butoxycarbonylamino                        ethyl-4-oxoquinoline-3- carboxylic acid. NMR                                   (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 1.22(s, 9H); 3.25- 3.5(m,                        2H); 4.3-4.55(m, 2H); 8.68, 7.67, 7.28(3s, 3H).               ##STR79##        1,4-Dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-ethyl-4- oxoquinoline-3-carb                       oxylic acid was prepared as in the first part of 1                             above. NMR(DMSO-d.sub.6) 1.42(t, 3H); 4.46(q, 2H);                             7.23(s, 1H);  7.66(s, 1H); 8.82(s, 1H).                       ##STR80##        As for 6 above, except that the alkylation                                     was performed with ethoxycarbonylmethyl iodide to give                         1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1- ethoxycarbonylmethyl-4-oxoq                       uinoline-3-carboxylic acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 CF.sub.3                         COOD) 1.23(t, 3H); 4.21(q, 2H); 5.39(s, 2H); 6.96,                             7.67, 8.87(3s, 3H).                                           ##STR81##        The corresponding 6,7-methylenedioxy compound (900 mg)                         (Frank et al., European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,                        1979, 14, 61) in 2N NaOH (30 ml) at 60° C.,                             followed by cooling and acidification to pH 1 gave a                           precipitate of 1,4- dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-ethyl-5-nitr                       o-4- oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid. NMR(DMSO-d.sub.6                          /CF.sub.3 COOD) 1.15(t, 3H); 4.15(q, 2H); 7.0(s, 1H);                          8.5(s, 1H).                                                   ##STR82##        As for 6 above, except that alkylation was performed                           with NH.sub.2 COCH.sub.2 I to give 1,4- dihydro-6,7-dihy                       droxy-1-carbamoylmethyl-4- oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic                           acid. NMR(DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 5.10(s, 2H);                            6.97(s, 1H); 7.67(s, 1H); 8.80(s, 1H).                        ##STR83##        The corresponding 5-amino-6,7- methylenedioxy compound                         (2.76 g) was treated with nitrosyl sulphuric acid                              (ONOSO.sub.3 H) (1.9 g) in acetic acid (20 ml) to give                         the diazonium sulphate (3.7 g) as a precipitate. This                          was dried and added in portions to NaCu(CN).sub.2 (1.75                        g of NaCN and 1.6 g CuCN) in water (1 ml) to give,                             after 2 hours, a precipitate. This was                                         collected and acidified with 2N HCl to give the                                5-cyano compound (1.2 g). This was cleaved with                                BBr.sub.3 (20 ml) at reflux for 24 hours to give,                              after chromatography, 1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-                               1-ethyl-5-cyano-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic                                    acid.                                                                          NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 1.3-1.6(m, 3H); 4.3-                         4.65(m, 2H); 7.45(s, 1H); 8.9(s, 1H).                         ##STR84##        The corresponding 6,7-methylenedioxy compound (1 g)                            (Frank et al) in BBr.sub.3 (5 ml) and CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2                         (5 ml) at room temperature for 16 hours gave, after                           evaporation, hydrolysis and chromatography,                                    1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1- ethyl-5-acetamido-4-oxoquin                       oline-3-carboxylic acid. NMR(DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3                            COOD) 1.25-1.6(m, 3H);                                                         2.25(s, 3H); 4.25-4.6(m, 2H); 7.15(s, 1H);                                     8.85(s, 1H).                                                  ##STR85##        2,3-Dihydroxy-1,4-dimethylphenol (Sinhahatu et al.,                            Synth. Comm., 1982, 12, 983) was protected as the                              dimethoxy compound; mono- nitrated with fuming nitric                          acid; hydrogenated to give the 5-amino compound and                            reductively alkylated with acetaldehyde and NaBH.sub.3                         CN to give the 5-ethylamino compound. This was reacted                         with ethoxymethylene malonate in polyphosphoric esters                         at 120° C. to give ethyl 6,7-dimethoxy-5,8-                             dimethyl-1-ethyl-4-oxo-quinoline-3-carboxylate.                                The ethyl group was cleaved with ethanolic NaOH                                and the methoxy groups cleaved with BBr.sub.3 /CH.sub.2                        Cl.sub.2                                                                       at reflux to give 1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-5,8-                               dimethyl-1-ethyl-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic                                   acid.                                                                          NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CD.sub.3 COOD/CF.sub.3 COOD) 1.2(t,                         3H);                                                                           2.4(s, 3H); 2.7(s, 3H); 4.5(q, 2H); 8.7(s, 1H).               ##STR86##        Prepared analogously to Example 1 above. This was                              acylated with phenylacetyl chloride and triethylamine                          in acetonitrile. 1,4-dihydro-6,7- methylenedioxy-4-oxoqu                       inoline-3-carboxylic acid (7.7 g) was added to                                 BBr.sub.3 (33 ml). The mixture was stirred for 48 hours                        at room temperature, heated at 70° C. for 24                            hours to complete deprotection, added at 0° C.                          to water to give a                                                             precipitate which was purified by chromatography                               (aqueous methanol; product removed from column                                 by 0.2% ammonia) to give 1,4-dihydro-6,7-                                      dihydroxy-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid.                                    NMR (DMSO-d.sub. 6) 7.07(s, 1H); 7.51(s, 1H):                                  8.6(s, 1H). This was acylated with phenylacetyl                                chloride and triethylamine in acetonitrile.                   ##STR87##        The corresponding 6,7-methylenedioxy compound was                              cleaved with BBr.sub.3 /CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 ; followed by                        cylation with phenylacetyl chloride and DBU to give                            1,4-dihydro-6,7-diphenylacetoxy-1-methoxy- 4-oxoquinolin                       e-3-carboxylic acid. NMR (CDCl.sub.3) 3.56(s, 2H);                             3.66(s, 2H); 4.18(s, 3H); 7.2-7.3(m, 10H); 7.64(s, 1H);                        8.22(s, 1H); 8.92(s, 1H).                                     ##STR88##        As for 6 above, except that alkylation was performed                           with t-butyl bromoacetate to give 1,4- dihydro-6,7-dihyd                       roxy-1-t-butoxycarbonylmethyl- 4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxyl                       ic acid. NMR(DMSO-d.sub.6) 1.44(s, 9H); 5.02(s, 1H);                           5.96(s, 1H); 8.46(s, 1H).                                     ##STR89##        2,3-Dimethoxyaniline (0.75 g) in ethanol (20 ml) was                           treated, at reflux, with Raney nickel (0.3 g) to give                          after chromatography N-ethyl-2,3- dimethoxyaniline                             (0.52 g). This was reacted with diethylethoxymalonate                          (1 eq) at 140° C. for 7 hours, the product was                          purified and subsequently heated at reflux for 90                              minutes with phosphorus oxychloride to give after                              evaporation, dissolution in water and KI                                       treatment ethyl 1,4-dihydro-7,8-dimethoxy-1-                                   ethyl-4-oxo-quinoline-3-carboxylate. The ethyl                                 group was cleaved with 48% HBr at reflux (also                                 cleavage of at least one methoxy group) and                                    BBr.sub.3 treatment at room temperature for 5 hours                            followed by hydrolysis in iced water and                                       acidification of the resulting precipitate gave                                1,4-dihydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-ethyl-4-                                           oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid.                                                NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6) 1.4(t, 3H); 4.82(q, 2H); 7.23(d,                            1H);                                                                           7.82(d, 1H); 8.76(s, 1H); 10.9(s, 1H).                        ##STR90##        6,7-Dimethoxy-4-oxoquinolin-2-carboxylic acid (2.5 g)                          (Biefert et al., Chem Ber, 93, 634 (1960) in benzene                           (100 ml) containing bis trimethylsilylacetamide (20 ml)                        (having been heated to give a solution) was cleaved by                         the addition of BBr.sub.3 with subsequent heating to                           60° C. Evaporation, hydrolysis and collection of                        he precipitate gave 1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy- 4-oxoquin                       oline-2-carboxylic acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6) 6.6(s, 1H);                        7.35(s, 1H), 7.4(s, 1H).                                      ##STR91##        The corresponding 6,7-methylenedioxy compound in the                           form of the ethyl carboxylate was cleaved with                                 BBr.sub.3 ; subsequent treatment with                                          sodium hydrosulphide in water followed by acidification                        o pH 2 gave 1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-1-ethyl-4-                               thioxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid. NMR (DMSO-d) 1.42(t,                        3H); 4.53(q, 2H); 7.22(s, 1H); 8.24(s, 1H); 8.97(s,                            1H).                                                                           This was acylated with acetic anhydride and                                    pyridine to provide the diacetoxy compound NMR                                 (DMSO-d.sub.6) 1.42(t, 3H); 2.38(s, 6H); 4.62(q, 2H);                          8.17(s, 1H); 8.71(s, 1H); 9.19(s, 1H).                        ##STR92##        The corresponding dimethoxy compound (0.45 g) was                              cleaved with BBr.sub.3 (1.5 ml) in dichloromethane (4                          ml) at 40° C. for 30 minutes. Evaporation,                              treatment with ice, 2N NaOH and 6N HCl gave as a solid,                        1,2-dihydro-6.7-dihydroxy-1-oxo- isoquinoline-3-carboxyl                       ic acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 7.13(s, 1H);                        7.23(s, 1H); 7.6(s, 1H).                                      ##STR93##        The corresponding N-methyl dimethoxy compound (0.25 g)                         was cleaved and demethylated with BBr.sub.3  at                                50° C. for 3 hours to give, after work-up, 1,2-                         dihydro-5,6-dihydroxy-1-oxo-isoquinoline-4- carboxylic                         acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 6.65(d, 1H);                           7.61(d, 1H); 9.63(s, 1H).                                     ##STR94##        The corresponding dimethoxy compound (0.46 g) was                              cleaved with BBr.sub.3 (3 ml) at 50° C. for 90                          minutes. Evaporation, treatment with ice                                       and chromatography (0.5% ammonia) gave 1,2-dihydro-                            6,7-dihydroxy-2-methyl-1-oxo-isoquinoline-4- carboxylic                        acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 3.52(s, 3H);                           7.61(s, 1H); 8.16(s, 1H); 8.23(s, 1H).                        ##STR95##        The starting material for 9 above (2 g)                                        with triethylamine (3.34 ml) in dichloromethane was                            acylated with pivaloyl chloride (2 ml) to                                      give 1,4-dihydro-6,7-dipivaloyloxy-1-ethyl-4- oxoquinoli                       ne-3-carboxylic acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CD.sub.3 COOD)                        1.25-1.6(m, 21H); 4.4- 4.75(m, 2H); 7.98(s, 1H);                               8.18(s, 1H); 9.04(s, 1H).                                     ##STR96##        1-Ethyl-6,7-methylenedioxy-4-oxocinnoline-3- carboxylic                        acid (6.5 g) was cleaved with BBr.sub.3  (20 ml) by                            stirring at room temperature for 16 hours followed by                          80° C. for 1 hour with subsequent cooling,                              hydrolysis and chromatography to give 1,4-dihydro-6,7-                         dihydroxy-1-ethyl-4-oxocinnoline-3-carboxylic acid.                            NMR (D.sub.2 O+NaOD) 1.37(t, 3H); 4.4(q, 2H);                                  6.52(s, 1H); 6.9(s, 1H);                                                       This was suspended in acetonitrile and acylated                                with phenylacetyl chloride and DBU to give the                                 diphenylacetoxy compound.                                                      NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD/CD.sub.3 COOD) 1.46(t,                        3H); 3.84                                                                      and 3.89(2s, 4H); 3.7(q, 2H); 8.18 and                                         8.2(2s, 2H).                                                  ##STR97##        2-Amino-4,5-dimethoxybenzamide (0.197 g) and ethyl                             oxalate (0.3 g) at 160° C. for 1 hour gave,                             after trituration, ethyl 1,4-dihydro-6,7- dimethoxy-4-ox                       oquinazoline-3-carboxylate (0.2 g). NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6)                         1.35(t, 3H); 3.8(s, 6H); 4.3(q, 2H); 7.45(s, 1H);                              8.3(s, 1H). Cleavage of the ethyl group with 2N NaOH (5                        0 ml),                                                                         followed by BBr.sub.3 (20 eqs) in benzene (100 ml) (in                         the presence of bis trimethylsilylacetamide (6                                 eqs) gave, after evaporation and hydrolysis,                                   1,4-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-4-oxoquinazoline-2-                                  carboxylic acid.                                                               NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 7.15(s, 1H); 7.45(s,                         1H);                                                                           [contaminated with dicarboxylated pyrimidine].                ##STR98##        5,6-Dimethoxyisatin (2.07 g) and KOH (0.56 g) in water                         (4 ml) gave potassium 2-amino-4,5- dimethoxyphenyloxalat                       e (2.2 g). This was treated with urethane at                                   140° C. for 6 hours, cooled and triturated under                        ether to give a potassium salt which was acidified to                          provide the 6,7-dimethoxy quinazoline. This was treated                        with BBr.sub.3 in benzene (in the presence of                                  bistrimethylsilylacetamide) as in 30 above to                                  give 1,2-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-2-oxoquinazoline-                               4-carboxylic acid.                                                             NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 6.8(s, 1H); 7.5(s,                           1H).                                                          ##STR99##        The corresponding 6,7-methylenedioxy compound (10 g)                           was cleaved with BBr.sub.3 (150 ml) at 50° C.                           for 9 hours. Cooling, evaporation, hydrolysis and                              chromatography gave after acidification at pH 2                                1,2-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-3-oxoquinoxaline-2- carboxylic                        acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD/CD.sub.3 COOD)                         6.88(s, 1H); 7.23(s, 1H).                                     ##STR100##       Prepared from the corresponding catechol by acylation                          with phenylacetyl chloride and DBU to give the                                 diphenylacetoxy compound. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6) 3.92(s,                           4H); 7.33(s, 10H, 7.38(s, 1H); 7.95(s, 1H); 8.86(s,                            1H); 13.2(br s, 1H); 14.5 (br s, 1H).                         ##STR101##       Potassium 2-amino-4,5-dimethoxyphenyloxalate (2.3 g)                           (see 31 above) was added to sodium formate (6.4 g) and                         formic acetic anhydride (13 ml) to give N-formyl                               5,6-diamethoxyisatin (4.6 g). This was precipitated                            with methanol and the precipitate treated with aqueous                         KOH to provide, after lyophilisation, potassium 2-                             formylamino-4,5-dimethoxyphenyloxalate (1.2 g),                                which was heated, in a pressure vessel at 130°                          C.                                                                             for 9 hours, in methanolic ammonia (40 ml). The                                mixture was cooled, the crystals collected and                                 acidified to pH 2 in water to give 6,7-                                        dimethoxyquinazoline-4-carboxylic acid. This                                   was deprotected as in 30 above to afford 6,7-                                  dihydroxyquinazoline-4-carboxylic acid.                                        NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6) 7.28(s, 1H); 7.77(s, 1H);                                   9.02(s, 1H).                                                  ##STR102##       6,7-Dimethoxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid (1 g) (Borsche                        et al., Ann (1943), 269, 554) in benzene (200 ml) was                          deprotected as in 30 above to give 6,7-dihydroxyquinolin                       e-2-carboxylic acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD)                         7.5(s, 1H); 7.9(s, 1H); 8.1(d, 1H); 8.8(d, 1H).               ##STR103##       Ethyl 6,7-dimethoxyquinoline-2-carboxylate (2.8 g) was                         stirred with phosphorus oxychloride (10 ml) at reflux                          for 1 hour to give, after work- up, the corresponding                          4-chloro compound. This was treated with ethanolic NaOH                        at reflux for 2 hours and deprotected as in 30 above to                        provide 4-chloro-6,7-dihydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic                           acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 7.58(s, 1H);                           7.83(s, 1H);                                                                   8.16(s, 1H).                                                  ##STR104##       Ethyl 4-chloro-6,7-dimethoxyquinoline-2- carboxylate                           (1.5 g) (37 above) was heated, in a pressure vessel at                         150° C. for 2 hours, with dimethylamine (10 ml)                         and dimethylformamide (25 ml). Evaporation and                                 chromatography gave the purified corresponding                                 4-dimethylamino compound. This was treated with                                ethanolic NaOH (0.81 g) for 90 minutes and subsequently                        BBr.sub. 3 (as                                                                 in 30 above) to give 4-dimethylamino-6,7-                                      dihydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid (DMSO-                                    d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 3.40(s, 6H); 7.2(s, 1H);                               7.64(s, 2H).                                                  ##STR105##       6,7-Dimethoxyquinoxaline-2-carboxylic acid was heated                          in hydrobromic acid at 100° C. for 7 hours.                             Cooling and evaporation gave 6,7- dihydroxyquinoxaline-2                       -carboxylic acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD/CD.su                       b.3 COOD) 7.34(s, 1H); 7.38(s, 1H); 9.1(s, 1H).               ##STR106##       6,7-Dimethoxy-2-aminoquinoxaline-3- carboxylic acid                            (1.5 g) in BBr.sub.3 (20 ml) at 50° C. for 24                           hours, followed by evaporation, treatment with ice and                         chromatography (0.5% ammonia) of the resultant solid                           gave, after acidification, 6,7-dihydroxy-2-aminoquinoxal                       ine-3-carboxylic acid.                                                         NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD/CD.sub.3 COOD) 7.1(s,                         1H);                                                                           7.3(s, 1H).                                                   ##STR107##       6,7-Dimethoxy-2-benzylaminoquinoxaline-3- carboxylic                           acid (1.2 g) in BBr.sub.3 (10 ml) and CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2                        (10 ml) at 40° C. for 4 hours gave after work-up                        as in 40 above, 6,7-dihydroxy-2- benzylaminoquinoxaline-                       3-carboxylic acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD/CD.s                       ub.3 COOD) 4.8(s, 2H); 7.15- 7.5(m, 1H).                      ##STR108##       6,7-Dimethoxy-2-methylaminoquinoxaline-3- carboxylic                           acid in BBr.sub.3 at 50° C. as in 40 above gave                         6,7-dihydroxy-2-methylaminoquinoxaline-3- carboxylic                           acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD/CD.sub.3 COOD)                          3.17(s, 3H); 7.3(s, 1H); 7.35(s, 1H). NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6                        /CF.sub.3 COOD/CD.sub.3 COOD).                                ##STR109##       6,7-Dimethoxy-2-chloroquinoxaline-3-carboxylic acid                            (0.35 g) was heated at reflux with BBr.sub.3 (3 ml) and                        CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 (3 ml). The mixture was evaporated,                          dissolved at pH 10 with NaOH and then acidified to pH 1                        with HCl to give a 50:50 mixture of 2-chloro and                               2-bromo 6,7-dihydroxy quinoxaline-3-carboxylic acids.                          NMR (DMSO-d.sub. 6 /CF.sub.3 COOD/CD.sub.3 COOD)                               7.24(s, 1H);                                                                   7.30(s, 1H); 7.32(s, 1H).                                     ##STR110##       6,7-Dimethoxyquinoxaline-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (1.2 g)                         was heated at 60° C. for 12 hours in BBr.sub.3                          (25 ml) and CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 (15 ml). Work-up as in 40                        bove (chromatography using aqueous methanol containing                         1% acetic acid) gave 6,7- dihydroxyquinoxaline-2,3-dicar                       boxylic acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 7.35(s,                        2H).                                                          ##STR111##       6.7-Dihydroxyquinoxaline-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (0.5 g)                         (from 44 above) was heated at reflux with acetic                               anhydride (25 ml) for 30 minutes. The solvent was                              evaporated and the residue heated in methanol (20 ml)                          to give, after evaporation, 6,7-diacetoxyquinoxaline-2-m                       ethoxycarbonyl-3- carboxylic acid (0.57 g). NMR                                (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 2.38(s, 6H); 2.96(s,                             3H);                                                                           8.17(s, 2H).                                                  ##STR112##       2-Ethoxycarbonyl-5,6-dimethoxyindole (1.36 g) in acetyl                        chloride (20 ml) with zinc chloride (0.53 g) at room                           temperature for 12 hours followed by 50° C. for                         2 hours afforded the corresponding 3-acetylindole after                        hromatography. This was treated with sodium hydride                            (0.42 g) and ethyl iodide (680 μl)                                          in dimethylformamide (20 ml) to give the N-ethyl                               compound after chromatography. Methanolic KOH                                  and subsequently cleavage with BBr.sub.3 (3.6 ml)                              in CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 (40 ml), followed by evaporation                          hydrolysis and chromatography provided 3-acetyl-                               1-ethyl-5,6-dimethoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid.                                 NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 1.3(t, 3H); 2.5(s,                           3H);                                                                           4.3(q, 2H); 6.92(s, 1H); 7.39(s, 1H).                         ##STR113##       5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid.                        ##STR114##       6,7-Diacetoxy-4-oxo-4H-1-benzopyran-3-carboxylic acid                          (Tetrahedron Letters 1973, 1995).                             ##STR115##       The corresponding 6,7-dimethoxy compound (0.68 g) was                          stirred at 20° C. for 3 hours in BBr.sub.3 (5                           ml) and CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 (5 ml), evaporated and                               treated with ice, to give as a solid,                                          6,7- dihydroxyisocoumarin-4-carboxylic acid. NMR                               (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 7.52(s, 1H); 8.08(s, 1H);                        .14(s, 1H).                                                   ##STR116##       The corresponding 6,7-dimethoxy compound (0.3 g) was                           stirred at 20° C. for 3 hours in BBr.sub.3 (1.5                         ml) and CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2 (3 ml), evaporated, treated                          with ice, and dissolved in IN NaOH and acidified to pH                         1, to give as a solid, 6,7-dihydroxyisocoumarin-3-                             carboxylic acid. NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD)                             7.11(s, 1H); 7.45(s, 1H); 7.54(s, 1H).                        ##STR117##       7,8-Diacetoxycoumarin-3-carboxylic acid.                      ##STR118##       6,7-Diacetoxycoumarin-3-carboxylic acid.                      ##STR119##       5-Bromo-2-hydroxy-3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde (0.065M)                           and diethylmalonate (1.1 eq) were stirred at reflux in                         ethanol (60 ml) for 150 minutes at room temperature                            (and left overnight) in the presence of small amounts                          of acetic acid (0.2 ml) and piperidine (0.006M) to give                        as a precipitate, ethyl 6-bromo-7,8-dimethoxy-2-                               oxo-2H-1-benzopyran-3-carboxylate m.p. 138-140°                         C. This was cleaved with BBr.sub.3 (40 ml) in CH.sub.2                         Cl.sub.2 for 16 hours, hydrolysed and acidified to give                        6-                                                                             bromo-7,8-dihydroxy-2-oxo-2H-1-benzopyran-3-                                   carboxylic acid (m.p. 248-51° C.) which was                             acetylated with acetic anhydride to give the                                   corresponding 7,8-diacetoxy compound, m.p. 214-                                8° C.                                                                   NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6) 2.62(s, 6H); 8.24(s, 1H);                                   8.68(s, 1H); 13.46(br s, 1H).                                 ##STR120##       3,4-Dimethoxy-2-hydroxyacetophenone (0.5M),  ethyl                             cyanoacetate (0.75M) and sodium ethoxide (0.325 g) were                        stirred at reflux in ethanol (60 ml). On cooling                               4-methoxy-7,8-dimethoxy-3- cyano-2-oxo-1-benzopyran                            (mp. 221-3° C.) was obtained as a precipitate.                          This (0.015M) was heated for 1 hour at 80° C. in                        concentrated sulphuric acid (25 ml) (with fuming                               H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 (0.5 ml)) to provide the corresponding                        8-hydroxy- 7-methoxy-3-carbamoyl compound (m.p.                                284° C.). The carbamoyl group was hydrolysed                            with aqueous NaOH                                                              at reflux; BBr.sub.3 was added to demethylate and                              the hydroxy groups were acetylated (as in 55) to                               give 7,8-diacetoxy-4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-1-                                        benzopyran-3-carboxylic acid, m.p. 124-7° C.                            NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6) 2.35(s, 3H); 2.41(s, 3H);                                   2.44(s, 3H); 7.35(d, 1H); 7.80(d, 1H).                        ##STR121##       6-Bromo-7,8-dimethoxy-2-oxo-2H-1-benzopyran-3- carboxyli                       c acid (0.027M) (from 55 above) was treated with                               PCl.sub.5 (0.03M) in dichloromethane (190 ml) at reflux                        for 1 hour. Evaporation gve the acid chloride which was                        added to 35% ammonia (50 ml) at 5-10° C. After                          stirring for 30 minutes 6-bromo-7,8-dimethoxy-2-oxo-2H-1                       -benzopyran-3- carboxamide, mp 193-5° C. was                            collected by filtration. Treatment with trifluoroacetic                        nhydride/pyridine in dioxan gave the 3-cyano                                   compound (mp 211° C.) which was methylated with                         diazomethane in ether (Monatsch Chemie                                         (1970), 101, 1123) to give 6-bromo-3-cyano-7,8-                                dimethoxy-4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-1-benzopyran, mp.                                  176° C. Treatment with conc H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 (as                        in 57                                                                          above) gave the corresponding 3-carboxamido-7,8-                               dihydroxy compound mp. 214-8° C. The hydroxy                            groups were protected by methylation                                           (CH.sub.3 I/K.sub.2 CO.sub.3) to give the dimethoxy                            compound (mp                                                                   192° C.); the carboxamide group converted to                            give                                                                           the carboxylic acid mp. 166° C. (aqueous NaOH,                          reflux); BBr.sub.3 was added to demethylate to                                 afford 6-bromo-7,8-dihydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-                                1-benzopyran-3-carboxylic acid, mp. 185° C. and                         this compound was acetylated (as in 55) to give                                6-bromo-7,8-diacetoxy-4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-1-                                     benzopyran-3-carboxylic acid, m.p. 172-6° C.                            NMR (CD.sub.3 CN) 2.35(s, 6H); 2.52(s, 3H); 8.05(s,                            1H).                                                          ##STR122##       1,4-Dihydro-1-ethyl-5-chloro-6,7-dihydroxy-4- oxoquinoli                       ne-3-carboxylic acid (J. Het. Chem 18, 985 (1981).            ##STR123##       1,1-Diethyl-2-(3,4-dimethoxyanilino)ethylene dicarboxyla                       te (10 g) and POCl.sub.3 (50 ml) were heated at reflux                         for 5 hours, cooled, evaporated, triturated and                                crystallised to give 4-chloro- 6,7-dimethoxy-3-ethoxycar                       bonylquinoline, BBr.sub.3  treatment in dichloromethane                        at-50° C. rising to 15° C. followed by                           acid hydrolysis afforded 4-  chloro-6,7-dihydroxy                              quinoline-3-carboxyic                                                          acid.                                                                          NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6) 7.30(s, 1H); 7.50(s, 1H);                                   8.80(s, 1H); 10.44(s, 1H); 10.58(s, 1H).                      ##STR124##       3,4-Diacetoxyaniline (3.98 g) and dimethyl acetylenedica                       rboxylate (3.32 g) in methanol (120 ml) at room                                temperature overnight gave, after chromatography,                              1,2-dimethoxycarbonyl-1- (3,4-diacetoxy)anilinoethylene.                        This, (2.7 g) in dichloromethane (15 ml) was added                            dropwise to diphenyl ether (35 ml) at 80° C. and                        the resultant solution was heated to 220-230° C.                        for 90 minutes.                                                                Cooling and the addition of hexane gave, after                                 chromatography, 1,4-dihydro-5,6-diacetoxy-2-                                   methoxycarbonyl-4-oxo-quinoline and its 6,7-                                   diacetoxy isomer. The 5,6-isomer was heated                                    with triemthylsilyl iodide at 106° C. for 2                             hours,                                                                         cooled, diluted with water, taken to pH 8,                                     subjected to chromatography (CH.sub.3 CN/H.sub.2 O) to                         give                                                                           1,4-dihydro-5-acetoxy-6-hydroxy-4-oxo-quinoline-                               2-carboxylic acid.                                                             NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6) 2.27(s, 3H); 6.59(s, 1H);                                   7.38(s, 2H).                                                  ##STR125##       6,7-Dimethoxy-isocoumarin-3-carboxylic acid (0.6 g) was                        heated at 100° C. for 2 hours in aqueous                                methylamine (40%) (60 ml). The mixture was cooled,                             taken to pH 1 and the N- methylisoquinoline collected                          as a precipitate. This was deprotected with BBr.sub.3                          (4 ml) in CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2  (6 ml) at room temperature                        for 90 minutes to give 1,2-dihydro-6,7-dihydroxy-2-methy                       l-1-oxo-                                                                       isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid;                                                NMR (DMSO-d.sub.6 /CF.sub.3 COOD) 3.6(s, 3H); 7.03(s,                          1H);                                                                           7.15(s, 1H); 7.6(s, 1H).                                     __________________________________________________________________________ 

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound of the formula VII: ##STR126## wherein Het is an optionally substituted 6-membered heterocyclic ring, the ring Het being fused by any two adjacent carbon atoms to the benzene ring to form a Het-benzine ring system of formula selected from quinazoline, quinoxaline and phthalazine, and Het being bonded via a carbon atom to the LCO-- group;wherein R² is hydroxy or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof; wherein R³ is ortho to R² and is hydroxy or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof; wherein the fused Het-benzene ring system or any phenyl group is further optionally substituted by at least one substituent selected from C₁₋₆ alkyl, halo, C₁₋₆ alkyl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, nitro, amino, C₁₋₆ alkylamino, di-C₁₋₆ alkylamino, phenyl C₁₋₆ alkylamino, C₁₋₆ alkanoyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxy, C₁₋₆ alkylthio, C₁₋₆ alkanoyloxy, carbamoyl, C₁₋₆ alkylcarbamoyl, di-C₁₋₆ alkyl carbamoyl, carboxy, carboxy C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonylC₁₋₆ alkyl, sulpho, sulphoC₁₋₆ alkyl, sulphonamido, C₁₋₆ alkylsulphonamido, C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonyl, C₁₋₆ alkanoylamino, thioureido and amidino; and wherein L is a leaving group or hydroxy group.
 2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein L is hydroxy or halo.
 3. A compound according to claim 1 or 2 wherein R² and R³ are both hydroxy.
 4. A compound according to claim 1 or 2 wherein L is hydroxy.
 5. A compound according to either of claims 1 or 2 wherein Het is optionally substituted by one or more atoms or groups selected from C₁₋₆ alkyl, halo, hydroxy, hydroxyC₁₋₆ alkyl, nitro, amino, C₁₋₆ alkylamino, di-C₁₋₆ alkylamino, phenylC₁₋₆ alkylamino, C₁₋₆ alkoxy, carboxyC₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkanoylamino, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, carbamoyl, C₁₋₆ alkylcarbamoyl, di-C₁₋₆ alkylcarbamoyl, C₁₋₆ alkanoyl, C₁₋₆ alkylthio, cyano and C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonyl.
 6. A compound according to either of claims 1 or 2 wherein Het-benzene fused ring system is of the formula xiv): ##STR127## wherein R⁴³ is hydrogen, chloro, bromo, carboxy, C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonyl, amino, C₁₋₆ alkylamino or phenylC₁₋₆ alkylamino.
 7. A compound according to either of claims 1 or 2 wherein the Het-benzene fused ring system is quinazoline, quinoxaline, cinnoline, phthalazine or is a ring system of the sub-formulae a)-e): ##STR128## wherein R⁴ is hydrogen, hydroxy, C₁₋₆ alkoxy, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, hydroxyC₁₋₆ alkyl, phenyl, phenylC₁₋₆ alkyl, C₂₋₆ alkenyl, aminoC₂₋₆ alkyl, carbamoylC₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonyl, C₁₋₆ alkyl or carboxyC₁₋₆ alkyl:one either ring of the Het-benzene ring system is optionally substituted by one or more atoms or groups selected from C₁₋₆ alkyl, halo, hydroxy, hydroxyC₁₋₆ alkyl, nitro, amino, C₁₋₆ alkylamino, di-C₁₋₆ alkylamino, phenylC₁₋₆ alkylamino, C₁₋₆ alkoxy, carboxyC₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkanoylamino, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, carbamoyl, C₁₋₆ alkylcarbamoyl, diC₁₋₆ alkylcarbamoyl, C₁₋₆ alkanoyl, C₁₋₆ alkylthio, cyano and C₁₋₆ alkoxycarbonyl. 